Antimicrobial characterization of site-directed mutagenesis of porcine beta defensin 2.

Porcine β defensin 2 (pBD2) is a small, cationic and amphiphilic antimicrobial peptide. It has broad antimicrobial activities against bacteria and plays an important role in host defense. In order to enhance its antimicrobial activity and better understand the effect of positively charged residues o...

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Main Authors: Xian-xian Huang, Chun-yu Gao, Qing-jun Zhao, Chun-li Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4342241?pdf=render